Two Fresno marijuana retailers are competing to become the first legal purveyor of pot in the city. Both The Artist Tree in northwest Fresno and Embarc in the central area are putting the final touches on their stores. As of Wednesday afternoon, The Artist Tree is ready to go. All...
Celebrity Chef Leans on Valley Roots for Inspiration – and Giants Ballpark Menu
Valley native Traci Des Jardins has been called a "culinary superstar." A celebrity chef in her own right, Des Jardins has operated well-known San Francisco restaurants — some fancy, some more casual. "I grew up with food all around me. It was the center of the celebration of whatever...
North Fresno Neighbors Concerned About Agency’s Plan for Empty Beauty College
Neighbors in north Fresno are concerned about the future use of a former trade school located adjacent to homes on Bullard just west of Blackstone. The Fresno Planning Commission will discuss changing zoning for the empty campus at 255 W. Bullard Avenue that was most recently used to house...
Fresno Dog Parks Losing Ground as Advocates Decry Poor Conditions
In a list of 93 cities across the U.S. ranking the best dog park cities, Fresno landed in a much lower spot after ranking in the top 50 in 2021. This year’s 2022 report by the lawn care website, LawnStarter, shows Fresno received an overall rank of 72 - dropping...
Area Police Agencies Quickly Snap up Latest Academy Grads
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims had kind of a homecoming Friday afternoon at the Fresno City College Basic Police Academy Completion Ceremony, which was held at CrossCity Church in northeast Fresno. Mims, who will retire at the end of this year after 42 years in law enforcement, graduated as a...
Clovis West Pool Gets $7.5M Makeover That Comes With Shade
A $7.5 million project now underway at the Clovis West Aquatics Center will repair leaking pipes, replaster the 50-meter pool and dive well, and replace the pool deck. About the only thing left standing at this point is the dive tower where high schoolers have taken the plunge for...
‘Zoombombing’ Derails Fresno Roads Tax Discussion
Technology problems canceled a discussion to renew a countywide transportation tax at Fresno COG headquarters. Instead of taking the next step to get Measure C — the half-cent Fresno County sales tax for transportation projects — on the November ballot, the Fresno Council of Governments spent most of its...
Fresno City Council Cuts Its Huge Pay Raise by Nearly Half
Pumping the brakes on a 69% pay raise, the Fresno City Council opted for a more modest pay bump. Instead of receiving a $55,000 raise all at once, the city council instead will receive smaller amounts paid incrementally throughout the next three years. Citing public feedback, the three city...
New Shelter and Fresh Approaches Usher in Better Days for Fresno Pets
Fresno leaders joined together on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the new $20 million Fresno Animal Center near the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Along with the ribbon-cutting, leaders announced more than $600,000 in grant funding for the shelter as well as a new holistic approach to reuniting...
It’s Polk No More. Trustees Vote to Strip Slave-Owning President’s Name from School
Malachi Suarez and his family cheered Tuesday night when the Central Unified School Board voted 5-2 to rename James K. Polk Elementary School because of Polk's slave-owning and racist history. It was Malachi's GATE project more than two years ago that started him on a lobbying effort to change...